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Name:
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Courtney Cloud
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Student Number:
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GIMP:
Chapter 4: Drawing
PART
1: READ Chapter 4 through page 139 in the
GIMP book, then:
- Answer
all questions below, briefly but completely.
- Change
the color of the answer to BLUE.
- Copy this information and paste
in a new post in your DIGITAL GRAPHICS blog.
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1.
In the NEW IMAGE dialog box, how can
you begin with a TRANSPARENT image rather than an image filled with the
background color? The background can be made
transparent by going to advanced and pick the drop down menu by “fill with”
and click transparency.
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2.
What is the COMMENT box in the NEW
IMAGE dialog box for? It can be used for name and
copyright information. It can also be used for more information about the
picture.
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3.
When you draw new objects in GIMP,
why is it advisable to create them on a new layer? It makes it easier
to make more changes to the picture after the fact.
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4.
Briefly describe these properties
found in the NEW LAYER box:
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Layer Name: To determine what
the layer is
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Width and Height: They let you customize the dimension of the image
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Layer Fill Type: Lets you customize
the background of a specific layer
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5.
Briefly describe the purpose of the
following drawing tool options:
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Mode Offers the same list
of modes as the Layers dialog.
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Opacity Transparency percentage.
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Scale Controls the sizes
of the brushes.
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Fade out Makes a line fade.
Different than transparency.
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Jitter Adds randomness to
the line.
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Incremental Only works if the
opacity is at 100%. It makes lines darker.
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Use color from gradient It uses gradient instead of the current color.
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6.
What is a graphics tablet and what is used for? Can tablets be used with
GIMP? They are devices such as a pad, a stylus, and a mouse.
They can be used with GIMP.
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Drawing Tools: Briefly describe what
each of these drawing tools is used for:
1. Pencil hard-edge brushes
2. Brush makes a variety of brush styles
3. Airbrush large hard-edge brushes and
calligraphic brushes
4. Ink Pen like a fountain pen
5. Eraser erases what it is on top of, in the
current layer- unless the layer does not support transparency. If it does
not, then it paints the current background color over it.
6. Rectangle Select Draws a rectangle in
dashed lines
7. Lasso It is a free-range select tool
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PART 2: GIMP PROJECTS:
Be sure to save these images in your
GIMP folder before inserting them in this document.
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1.
Scribbles:
1.
Open GIMP.
2.
Create a new image: Width: 600 Height: 600
3.
Select the BRUSH TOOL from the Tool
Box. Scribble all over on the art canvas with the paint brush. Try different
brush settings and colors (click the color box at the bottom of the Tool
Box). Now erase what you have drawn (don’t forget how to do this! You will
often want to erase your entire art canvas):
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Select ALL: CTRL A
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Press the DELETE key
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Deselect ALL: SHIFT-CTRL-A
4.
With a clean canvas, experiment with
all the drawing tools listed in the textbook—changing colors and tool
properties. Try out everything you can think of.
5.
Save the image as My Scribbles. The image should be a jpg saved in your GIMP folder.
6.
Insert the image here:
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2. Your Name:
1. Create a new image: Width:
700 Height: 300
2.
Draw a beautiful gradient on the
background.
3.
Create a new layer: LAYERàNEW LAYER
4.
Select the BRUSH tool and choose a
CALLIGRAPHIC brush (they are the slanted brushes on the top row; used for
calligraphy writing).
5.
Write your first name as beautifully
as you can (make sure your name fills the canvas). NOTE: If you do not like
your work, you can delete the layer: LAYERàDELETE LAYER. This will not delete the gradient layer, just the
layer with your name on it.
6.
Save the image as My Name. The image should be a jpg saved in your GIMP folder.
7.
Insert the image here:
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